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Thomas Harris


Born
in Jackson, Tennessee, The United States
April 11, 1940

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Librarian Note:
There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Thomas Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in New York City. His first novel, Black Sunday, was printed in 1975, followed by Red Dragon in 1981, The Silence of the Lambs in 1988, Hannibal in 1999, and Hannibal Rising in 2006.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,157,364 ratings · 31,990 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors
The Silence of the Lambs (...
4.26 avg rating — 586,503 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter...
4.07 avg rating — 371,574 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions
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Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3)
3.82 avg rating — 116,656 ratings — published 1999 — 267 editions
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Hannibal Rising (Hannibal L...
3.56 avg rating — 53,453 ratings — published 2006 — 152 editions
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Cari Mora
2.83 avg rating — 12,228 ratings — published 2019
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Black Sunday
3.62 avg rating — 9,475 ratings — published 1975 — 130 editions
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Red Dragon and The Silence ...
4.48 avg rating — 6,239 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions
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The Hannibal Lecter Trilogy
4.45 avg rating — 1,056 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions
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4.55 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions
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Series by Thomas Harris

Red Dragon The Silence of the Lambs Hannibal Hannibal Rising
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“When the Fox hears the Rabbit scream he comes a-runnin', but not to help.”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
tags: hannibal, murder
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“Nothing made me happen. I happened.”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
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“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
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Polls

October 2025 New School Classics Poll

 
  53 votes, 31.9%

Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (1934) 318 pages
 
  50 votes, 30.1%

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (1981) 454 pages
 
  28 votes, 16.9%

Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb (1937) 299 pages
 
  18 votes, 10.8%

 
  17 votes, 10.2%

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